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HTTP request method

ID http_method

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Token at the start of an HTTP request that says what the client wants done with the target resource, such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE or PATCH. RFC 9110 defines the core methods, other specifications such as WebDAV (RFC 4918) add more, and IANA keeps the HTTP Method Registry. Method names are case-sensitive and registered in uppercase. Web server and API gateway logs store them. The regexp lists the methods registered in November 2026, so an unregistered extension method does not match.

Categories
Internet
Countries
Global (not tied to a country)
Languages
Common to most languages
Quality
80/100 · missing: mapping (Wikidata, Schema.org, ...), detector coverage
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Supported by tools
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Regular expression

^(?:ACL|BASELINE-CONTROL|BIND|CHECKIN|CHECKOUT|CONNECT|COPY|DELETE|GET|HEAD|LABEL|LINK|LOCK|MERGE|MKACTIVITY|MKCALENDAR|MKCOL|MKREDIRECTREF|MKWORKSPACE|MOVE|OPTIONS|ORDERPATCH|PATCH|POST|PRI|PROPFIND|PROPPATCH|PUT|QUERY|REBIND|REPORT|SEARCH|TRACE|UNBIND|UNCHECKOUT|UNLINK|UNLOCK|UPDATE|UPDATEREDIRECTREF|VERSION-CONTROL)$

Python re syntax.

Examples

ValueDescription
GETRetrieve a representation of the resource
POSTSubmit data to the resource
PATCHPartial update (RFC 5789)
PROPFINDWebDAV property lookup (RFC 4918)
get invalidMethod names are case-sensitive
FETCH invalidNot a registered method

Translations

LanguageNameDescription
RussianМетод HTTP-запросаМетод HTTP-запроса, например GET, POST, PUT, DELETE или PATCH; имена методов чувствительны к регистру.

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